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12 0 Automeris rectilinea

Automeris rectilinea

by Marquinhos AventureiroMinas Gerais, Brazil

Automeris rectilinea Bouvier, 1927 - ...

3 7 Little Glassywing Butterfly

Little Glassywing Butterfly

by Carol Snow MilnePennsylvania, USA

Family: Hesperiinae (Grass Skippers) Wingspan:

0 0 Peck's Skippers mating

Peck's Skippers mating

by CarolSnowMilnePennsylvania, USA

Small skipper butterflies mating. Right and left views.

0 0 Peck's Skipper Butterfly

Peck's Skipper Butterfly

by Carol Snow MilnePennsylvania, USA

brown, orange and yellow skipper butterfly. Wingspan

2 1 Silverleaf nightshade (Bull nettle), Morelle à feuilles de chalef, Γερμανός

Silverleaf nightshade (Bull nettle), Morelle à feuilles de chalef, Γερμανός

by IoannisΆρτα, Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Ηπείρου - Δυτικής Μακεδονίας, Greece

North America. In Greece it appeared first in

1 1 Peck's Skipper Butterflies

Peck's Skipper Butterflies

by Carol Snow MilnePennsylvania, USA

brown and yellow. Big dark eyes. Knobs on antennae. WS

1 0 Black-chinned Hummingbird

Black-chinned Hummingbird

by joanbstanleySan Clemente, California, USA

Metallic green above and white below with green flanks.

3 2 White-crested Elaenia

White-crested Elaenia

by MarcoSepulvedaLeónValdivia, XIV Región de Los Ríos, Chile

light gray underparts. No sexual dimorphism. Elaenia albiceps chilensis ...

1 0 Mockingbird

Mockingbird

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

Classified as songbirds, mockingbirds measure approximately ten inches in ...

0 0 California buckwheat, Eastern Mojave buckwheat

California buckwheat, Eastern Mojave buckwheat

by joanbstanleySan Clemente, California, USA

A low growing shrub with short needle-like deep green leaves. Flowers in large ...

0 0 Island Bush Poppy

Island Bush Poppy

by joanbstanleySan Clemente, California, USA

A dense evergreen shrub with a great combination of beautiful bluish-green ...

0 0 Cleveland Sage

Cleveland Sage

by joanbstanleySan Clemente, California, USA

A shrub roughly 3–5 feet in size, flowering spikes rise up to a foot above the ...

14 6 Gaur (Indian Bison)

Gaur (Indian Bison)

by DrNamgyalT.SherpaWest Bengal, India

Gaur is the tallest species of wild cattle. It's native to Asia and Southeast ...

1 1 Tube Spittlebug

Tube Spittlebug

by John B.Palauig, Central Luzon, Philippines

Cercopoidea; Machaerotidae; Machaerotinae. "There area bout 115 species in 31 ...

0 0 Northern Lapwing

Northern Lapwing

by BrinschkMünster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

, especially after storms, as in the Canadian sightings after storms in ...

2 0 Northern Lapwing

Northern Lapwing

by nico4nicolasHyères, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, Tromelin Island

, especially after storms, as in the Canadian sightings after storms in ...

0 0 Lions Tail

Lions Tail

by joanbstanleySan Clemente, California, USA

An erect evergreen shrub to 4 to 6 or more feet tall by nearly as wide with a ...

0 0 St. Catherine's Lace

St. Catherine's Lace

by joanbstanleySan Clemente, California, USA

A native from the Channel Islands, Eriogonum giganteum is California’s largest ...

1 0 Matilija Poppy

Matilija Poppy

by joanbstanleySan Clemente, California, USA

This is a shrub which may exceed 2 m (7 ft) in height, its woody stem growing ...

1 2 Western Fence Lizard

Western Fence Lizard

by joanbstanleySan Clemente, California, USA

Western fence lizards are commonly called “spiny lizards.” This is because they ...

0 0 Bushtit

Bushtit

by joanbstanleySan Clemente, California, USA

The Bushtit is a tiny, gray bird with a long tail. It has a brownish wash on ...

1 0 Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

by joanbstanleySan Clemente, California, USA

Medium hummingbird; male has bronze-green upperparts, dull gray underparts. ...

0 0 Aeonium

Aeonium

by joanbstanleyDana Point, California, USA

Aeoniums are odd looking succulents, with long, arching stems and rosettes of ...

1 0 Rock Purslane

Rock Purslane

by joanbstanleySan Clemente, California, USA

Fleshy gray-green leaves form rosettes . Long flower spikes carrying several ...

0 0 Crevice Kelpfish

Crevice Kelpfish

by KatKilouekaAvalon, California, USA

, in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It was named by C.L. Hubbs in

1 0 Flor del Gallo / Peruvian Lily

Flor del Gallo / Peruvian Lily

by RoloRojoSan José de Maipo, XIII Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile

Clarence Elliott en 1927 cuando introdujo ...

3 0 American Mink

American Mink

by Stian WaalerAkershus, Norway

Adult male mink weighs approx. 0.9-1.6 kg and has a total body length of about ...

2 0 Grand Trillium

Grand Trillium

by Brian38Washington, USA

petals. Such specimens were reported in An Annotated Flora of the Chicago Area ...

13 7 Thorn-mimic or Horned Treehopper

Thorn-mimic or Horned Treehopper

by AgnesAdiqueTalaveraBiñan, Calabarzon, Philippines

Leptocentrus Stål, 1866, most possibly Leptocentrus taurus Fabricius, with ...

5 0 Tube Spittlebug

Tube Spittlebug

by John B.Palauig, Central Luzon, Philippines

Cercopoidea; Machaerotidae; Machaerotinae. Wikipedia provides an extremely ...

1 0 mockingbird

mockingbird

by SusanEllisonHouston, Texas

Texas in 1927. The song of the ...

2 3 Green Darner

Green Darner

by JulyLlanes-BonillaOrlando, Florida, USA

mouthparts. Maximum length of nymphs 50-55mm (Jaques 1947, Needham

1 0 CRIMSON MARSH GLIDER ( Female)

CRIMSON MARSH GLIDER ( Female)

by Henish KakadiyaRajkot, Gujarat, India

Size: Male: Abdomen: 21-29mm, Hind wing: 24-34mm. Female: ...

4 3 Eastern Massasauga

Eastern Massasauga

by ThePalGuyNew York, USA

Adults are not large, ranging from 45 to 75 cm (18 to 30 inches) in length. Its ...

1 0 Northern Mockingbird

Northern Mockingbird

by JakubkoOrlando, Florida, USA

birds. Some mockingbirds can learn up to two hundred songs in their lifetime. ...

0 0 Bush Mallow

Bush Mallow

by joanbstanleySan Clemente, California, USA

Lavatera bicolor (maritima) - Mallow is a fast growing, soft branched, ...

0 0 Monarch Butterfly chrysalis

Monarch Butterfly chrysalis

by joanbstanleySan Clemente, California, USA

The outside of the chrysalis is really clear and what you see is the green ...

1 0 Orchid Cactus

Orchid Cactus

by joanbstanleySan Clemente, California, USA

The plants known as epiphyllum hybrids, epiphyllums, epicacti or just epis, ...

12 3 Northern Lapwing

Northern Lapwing

by BrinschkTerschelling, Friesland, Netherlands

, especially after storms, as in the Canadian sightings after storms in ...

4 5 Northern Lapwing

Northern Lapwing

by Noe and PiliAlmonte, Andalucía, Spain

This lapwing is a 28–33 cm (11–13 in) long bird with a 67–87 cm (26–34 in) ...

0 0 Lauxaniid Fly

Lauxaniid Fly

by Leuba RidgwayMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

A small black fly about 6 mm long.It's body was humped with a sloping tucked-in ...

0 0 Texas Longhorn Steer

Texas Longhorn Steer

by JohnPaulStoddardOklahoma, USA

The Texas Longhorn is a breed of cattle known for its characteristic horns, ...

7 1 Northern Flicker/Yellowhammer

Northern Flicker/Yellowhammer

by artistatheartBirmingham, Alabama, USA

Alabama's state bird.The back of the male of the common flicker is a gray-brown ...

0 0 Western Fence Lizard

Western Fence Lizard

by joanbstanleySan Clemente, California, USA

A fairly small lizard with keeled and pointed dorsal scales of equal size on ...

0 0 Fennel

Fennel

by joanbstanleySan Clemente, California, USA

A biennial or perennial, fennel sends up four or five smooth stalks, hollow but ...

0 2 Spider Crab

Spider Crab

by MichelleMccrackenLargo, Florida, USA

approximately six spines down either side and along the median line on the ...

2 1 White-tailed Hawk

White-tailed Hawk

by Aisse GaertnerRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

–1,240 g (1.9–2.7 lb) was reported in B. a. ...

1 0 Wheel Bug

Wheel Bug

by tkshelton2West Virginia, USA

aid and home treatment: Readio (1927) ...

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